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Media Releases 1997

9 December Universities Welcome Change of Perspective on R&D
11 November West: Good Ideas But Faith In The Market Needs Tempering
3 November Government Needs to Re-Invest in Universities: AC Nielsen-McNair Poll
29 October Polling Supports AVCC Call for Government to Boost International student Exchange Program
27 October Result of Ballot for AVCC Board of Directors for 1998-99
24 October Minister's Intention to Re-Assess Abstudy Cutbacks Welcome
7 October New Minister Needs to bring a strategic approach
2 October Cuts, Mouse-Pads and Statistics
29 September AVCC Leadership Program To Be Held in Malaysia
25 September Neither Cutting Nor Capping Higher Education is Right in the New Era of Global Competition
18 September Vice-Chancellors affirm commitment to National System
16 September Vice-Chancellors refuse to supply student names
9 September Professor Ian Chubb Wins Ballot for AVCC Vice President
5 September AVCC applauds choice of new head of ARC
27 August Vanstone $1.1M on Asia Exchange Program a good start
22 August Higher Education Peak Bodies Issue Joint Statement on Government's three part plan for University teaching
19 August Mortimer's cuts to research would undermine his vision for growth
19 August DSS/UNICAS deal to deliver performance, compatibility and savings for University Managers
18 August Media Conference for signing of contract for new multi million dollar computerised student information system
5 August Need to recognise limits to market approach to Higher Education
5 August Professor John Niland wins Ballot for AVCC President
24 July Teaching Awards excellent but survey proposal creates more problems than solutions
22 July Lack of Research Head sells Australia short
22 July Universities agree to examine articulation with private sector providers of Vocational Courses
22 July Universities move to National System of Credit Transfer for Vocational Courses, including TAFE
18 July Vanstone right on damage caused by Hanson
18 July Austudy Means Test Driving Students Away
14 July Graduate Salaries Survey underlines the need limit HECS and exposes underutilisation of intellectual resources
9 July AVCC responds to criticisms by the NSW Anti-Discrimination President
30 June Smog health risk forces cancellation of AVCC course in Malaysia
30 June Senate reaches well constructed outcome in Postgraduate Tax debate
24 June Stocker Report points the way on science
15 June Poll shows that investment in science and technology is good politics as well as good policy
13 June Universities look to increase the number of women in their senior ranks
30 May Postgraduate Data by Jurisdiction
29 May Shortfall in Postgraduate awards underscores need to maintain Scholarship Tax Exemption
28 May West acknowledgment underlines AVCC concerns
27 May Vice-Chancellors condemn the politics of divisiveness and racial prejudice
13 May Australia's Future Economic Properity needs growth in higher education for further cuts
6 May Vice-Chancellors: New  Overseas Promotions Agency would help counter negative impact of Hanson
29 April Vice-Chancellors: More Investment in Higher Education Essential for Australia's Future
22 April Press Conference
21 April Vice-Chancellors seek restoration of tax concession on Business R&D
15 April Vice-Chancellors say Universities will maintain standards
21 March Minister agrees to streamline data collection
18 February Streamline research data collection, recommends AVCC
14 February Guidelines on postgraduate fee courses published
21 January Universities benefit all Australians
21 January AVCC to establish private national computer network
14 January

AVCC welcomes announcement of Higher Education Review

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